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19. Chair of hard-wood inlaid with ivory, in the Louvre ; the legs and
seat are wanting.........35
20. Man seated on a chair with solid sides. On the ground is a mat
worked in patterns like the modern menoofec. One of his sons
offers him a lotus-flower; the position of the other is indicative
of respect. Of the time of the twelfth dynasty. From the great
tomh at El Bersheh........33
21. Various chairs, stools, and benches......37
22. Dress worked in colours........42
22a.Other dresses. Fig. 2 has gold lines worked in the stuff . . 42
23. Patterns of ceilings from Osioot; probably of the sixth dynasty . 42
24. Devices as borders on walls. Fig. 3 is from a ceiling, and is
common . . . . . . . . . .43
25. Devices on walls, baskets, &c.........44
26. Gold and silver vases, with and without devices .... 45
27. Gold and silver vases ornamented with animals and other devices ;
on fig. 2 is the word " gold" .......46
28. Jugs with one handle........46
29. Fig. 1, vase or jug without a handle, for holding ointment; 2, 3,
jars on stands.........47
30. Bottle of a peculiar and favourite form of glazed pottery, richly
ornamented .......... 47
31. Two vases from the paintings, of coloured composition, or glass-
porcelain .......... 49
32,33. Two of the same, found in the tombs..... 50
34. Forms of bottles and jars, &c, in the paintings . . . . 51
35. Alabaster bottles, &c, found in the tombs .... 52
35a.Other alabaster vases......... 53
36. Alabaster vases. Figs. 1 and 3 have the word " Ilin" upon them 54
37. Vases of hard stone......... 55
38. Fig. 1, a beaker; 2, a bottle of glazed earthenware, with a central
core, the outer part being a hollow casing. It is now in the
British Museum..........55
39. Various earthenware bottles.......5(3
40. Bottle in the form of a hedgehog . ... . . . 57
41. Coloured earthenware bottles. Fig. 4 is a cup in the form of a
lotus-flower..........57
42. Fig. 1, a bottle in the form of a female playing the guitar ; fig. 2,
of a girl nursing a cat. Intended for children . . . . 5S
43. Various bronze utensils on a table (2a) of the same metal, in the
No. Page
19. Chair of hard-wood inlaid with ivory, in the Louvre ; the legs and
seat are wanting.........35
20. Man seated on a chair with solid sides. On the ground is a mat
worked in patterns like the modern menoofec. One of his sons
offers him a lotus-flower; the position of the other is indicative
of respect. Of the time of the twelfth dynasty. From the great
tomh at El Bersheh........33
21. Various chairs, stools, and benches......37
22. Dress worked in colours........42
22a.Other dresses. Fig. 2 has gold lines worked in the stuff . . 42
23. Patterns of ceilings from Osioot; probably of the sixth dynasty . 42
24. Devices as borders on walls. Fig. 3 is from a ceiling, and is
common . . . . . . . . . .43
25. Devices on walls, baskets, &c.........44
26. Gold and silver vases, with and without devices .... 45
27. Gold and silver vases ornamented with animals and other devices ;
on fig. 2 is the word " gold" .......46
28. Jugs with one handle........46
29. Fig. 1, vase or jug without a handle, for holding ointment; 2, 3,
jars on stands.........47
30. Bottle of a peculiar and favourite form of glazed pottery, richly
ornamented .......... 47
31. Two vases from the paintings, of coloured composition, or glass-
porcelain .......... 49
32,33. Two of the same, found in the tombs..... 50
34. Forms of bottles and jars, &c, in the paintings . . . . 51
35. Alabaster bottles, &c, found in the tombs .... 52
35a.Other alabaster vases......... 53
36. Alabaster vases. Figs. 1 and 3 have the word " Ilin" upon them 54
37. Vases of hard stone......... 55
38. Fig. 1, a beaker; 2, a bottle of glazed earthenware, with a central
core, the outer part being a hollow casing. It is now in the
British Museum..........55
39. Various earthenware bottles.......5(3
40. Bottle in the form of a hedgehog . ... . . . 57
41. Coloured earthenware bottles. Fig. 4 is a cup in the form of a
lotus-flower..........57
42. Fig. 1, a bottle in the form of a female playing the guitar ; fig. 2,
of a girl nursing a cat. Intended for children . . . . 5S
43. Various bronze utensils on a table (2a) of the same metal, in the